GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL

GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack combined-grade schools in CHUBBACK, Idaho, one of the schools within GEM PREP: POCATELLO LLC, with 476 students on its rolls from grades K through 12.

GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL is a school of GEM PREP: POCATELLO LLC, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 31.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Bannock County reports that median household income runs about $66,499, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bannock County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,358 students), of which GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL is one.

CLAUDE A WILCOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL operates from a suburban location. GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL has grew 226%, going from 146 students in 2018 to 476 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

On this page, the feed for GEM PREP: POCATELLO SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.